Question 1

If you were trying to convince a friend not to be a cocaine user, what would you cite as the MOST damage stemming from cocaine use?

Accepted Answer

A)   being assaulted in drug-related crimes
B)   contracting AIDS
C)   damage to mucus membranes
D)   overdose effects D

Question 2

A person takes a drug at noon. Although remaining awake and alert, the person experiences poor coordination, palpitations, and greatly enhanced visual perceptions. By dinner, the symptoms have pretty well subsided. MOST likely, that person:

Accepted Answer

A)   had at least four beers.
B)   took LSD.
C)   injected heroin.
D)   took a dose of barbiturates. B

Question 3

What is the risk of tolerance and physical addiction to hallucinogens as compared to that of other addictive drugs?

Accepted Answer

A)   minimal
B)   more than most
C)   about the same as the depressants
D)   about the same as the stimulants A

Question 4

The duration of most of the effects of cannabis is about:

Accepted Answer

A)   one hour.
B)   two to six hours.
C)   one to two days.
D)   a week.

Question 5

Chronic and excessive use of benzodiazepines may cause the:

Accepted Answer

A)   increased production of GABA.
B)   decreased production of GABA.
C)   decreased breakdown of GABA.
D)   increased growth of GABA-producing cells.

Question 6

Which is an accurate statement about the effects of marijuana?

Accepted Answer

A)   It increases fertility in some men.
B)   It causes infertility in most men.
C)   It causes lower sperm count in some men.
D)   It is not known to have any effect on male fertility.

Question 7

Which statement is not a sociocultural explanation for the cause of substance disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)   Living in a low socioeconomic class contributes to substance abuse.
B)   Regions with higher levels of unemployment have higher rates of alcoholism.
C)   Substance use and dependence are more likely to appear in families in which substance use is valued or at least accepted.
D)   Children whose needs are not met by parents grow up depending on others for comfort, and this may develop into a dependent relationship with a substance.

Question 8

The drug that produces effects similar to what neurotransmitters called endorphins produce is:

Accepted Answer

A)   heroin.
B)   LSD.
C)   Benzedrine.
D)   methamphetamine.

Question 9

A clinician wishes to begin a drug abuse prevention campaign in a community. The most important thing the clinician can do is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   concentrate on radio and TV public service announcements.
B)   enlist the help of those who are admired in the community.
C)   provide a consistent message across the media about drug abuse.
D)   obtain permission to focus the campaign in the local high school.

Question 10

According to recent studies, in a random sample of 24 employed adults, you would expect that about 2 of them would be using an illegal drug. In a random sample of 24 unemployed adults, how many illegal drug users would you expect to find?

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   4
C)   8
D)   16

Question 11

The chief danger of LSD use is:

Accepted Answer

A)   the risk of developing drug tolerance.
B)   the possibility of very powerful, sometimes negative, reactions.
C)   the severity of withdrawal symptoms among even occasional users.
D)   the universal occurrence of "flashbacks" among former users.

Question 12

While under the influence of LSD, Matilda believes that she can feel the sounds around her. This effect is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   synesthesia.
B)   intoxication.
C)   hallucination.
D)   the psychedelic effect.

Question 13

A wounded veteran of the U.S. Civil War suffering from "soldiers' disease" MOST likely was suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A)   morphine dependence.
B)   THC-induced symptoms from wound binding made of hemp cloth.
C)   alcohol dependence.
D)   cirrhosis caused by drinking medicine dissolved in ethyl alcohol.

Question 14

"Internet use disorder" is not in the DSM-5, but if it is included in the next edition, a research-based estimate of the percentage of people in the United States who would fit the diagnostic criteria would be about:

Accepted Answer

A)   1 percent.
B)   5 percent.
C)   10 percent.
D)   more than 15 percent.

Question 15

Because of the likelihood of convulsions, withdrawal from _____ is especially dangerous.

Accepted Answer

A)   heroin
B)   cocaine
C)   barbiturates
D)   amphetamine

Question 16

A person took a drug an hour or two ago. Now the person sits alone, quietly and intensely listening to the sap running in a tree with leaves that appear to be a brilliant purple to the drug user. MOST likely, the person has recently used:

Accepted Answer

A)   LSD.
B)   cocaine.
C)   marijuana.
D)   methamphetamine.

Question 17

Chronic and excessive use of alcohol or benzodiazepines may lower the brain's production of:

Accepted Answer

A)   endorphins.
B)   dopamine.
C)   GABA.
D)   anandamides.

Question 18

Of the following, the MOST likely to exhibit a substance use disorder would be a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)   American Indian.
B)   African American.
C)   white American.
D)   Asian American.

Question 19

Considering alcoholism in white American men, African American men, and Hispanic American men, which of the following is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Drinking patterns are pretty much the same.
B)   African Americans drink the most, followed by other groups.
C)   Alcoholism rates are highest for older white men.
D)   The patterns of drinking differ across ethnic group.

Question 20

The drug that, when misused, would MOST quickly result in dependence or addiction would be:

Accepted Answer

A)   Xanax.
B)   opium.
C)   cannabis.
D)   ethyl alcohol.

Exam 12: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders